Monrovia-New Classrooms Construction Underway In Buuyao

Monrovia– If all goes according to a plan formulated by the “Friends of Wowah” (FoW), the Buuyao electoral District #5 in NimbaCounty will boost of new school with a state-of-the art technology.

As such, authorities at the Sanniquellie, Nimba County offices of the Ministry of Education (MoE) recently announced that Liberia’s first ever 8-storey, medium-rise public school will be constructed in Yao-Lepula township in the district “very soon.”

The school, when completed, will run three shifts, (morning, afternoon, and evening sections.)

In a recent statement, MoE Nimba office said the “Friends of Wowah” (FoW) led the groundbreaking ceremony for the “county’s first 8-storey, medium-rise public school building.”

The modern facility will be constructed on the campus of Yao Lepula Public School. Emmanuel T. Dahn, Chairman of FoW: This is not just a building; it is a symbol of hope; a symbol of our beloved President Joseph Nyuma Boakai’s love for you, which our friend, D. Gonkarnue Wowah wants to uplift by constructing modern education facilities across the district,” Dahn said.

Designed to withstand natural disasters, the state-of-the-art facility will be the first of its kind, featuring eight classrooms, nine workshops, an audiovisual room, a library, a clinic, and a fully equipped laboratory for home economics, computer studies, chemistry and biology.

Once completed, it will accommodate 150 learners in a single shift, reducing congestion, improving student safety, and allowing more students to enroll in special programs in the senior high section,” FoW added.

According Mr. Dahn, when completed, the school will host morning, afternoon and evening sections. “Later, the FoW will add trade learning component to the school to include general construction, driving, baking, cosmetology, interior and exterior decorations.

Out of the 300 students here, half of them will now be able to go home earlier, and more buildings like this will follow subsequently,” Mr. Dahn said regarding the expected students enrolment to an unprecedented increment.

The event in Lepula was graced by the presence of the local leadership, including the township Commissioner Moses K. Youn, the Town chief, Abel Nyanway, local development chairperson, Daniel Paye, and the Methodist Church Education local coordinator, Jeffery Tomah.

Aside from leading the groundbreaking ceremony for the landmark school project, FoW also visited several towns and catchment communities to assess classrooms and inaugurate new education facilities—all the while accompanying President Boakai’s ARREST Agenda of Inclusive Development focusing on basic education for the youth.

In view of the ongoing development agenda, FoW has assessed towns in the district, including the Nyor Chiefdom, which contains nine towns.

Other areas assessed are the Yao Chiefdom, 16 towns, and the Wea Chiefdom (about) six towns.

FoW was founded in July 2024 with eight members, who because of the love of their brother and friend, D. GonkarnueWowah, decided to formulate development ideas encompassing the construction of schools, helping the needy, specifically poverty-stricken families.

Mr. Wowah, worked with the Liberian government for 20 years as a highly respected police officer.

Prior to leaving the country for the United States in 2000, Wowah’s last assignment was a commander, Criminal Investigation Division of the Liberia National Police, (NimbaCounty Detachment), with a prestigious rank of colonel.

In November 2017, Mr. Wowah was elected Council Member, Colwyn Borough, Delaware County, State of Pennsylvania, USA; a position he served for four years with distinction.

He also worked for eight years with Valor Security King Prussia Mall; six years of service with MinsecChester Halfway House and at present, working for Over Brook School for the Blind as Security Officer One.